♋ PCG 18

[crusthatecean]

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phone;

[suckers]

[......Eh, why not? It won't put Karkat's mind at ease, but he may as well say it either way.]

Red Miles cannot be active without Jack Noir.

[crusthatecean]

[Dialtone.]

[suckers]

[Eyeroll.]

What an idiot you are.

action;

[spaceshadowfax]

[This is somewhat worrying. She's only known him a few days but this type of behavior seems very strange and different from what she's seen so far.]

Is something wrong?

[crusthatecean]

[He looks at her initially like he doesn't recognize her. After a few seconds, recognition dawns, but his panicky attitude doesn't change.]

No. No, not really.

I think something bad is happening.

[spaceshadowfax]

What sort of bad? There are a lot of different kinds of bad.

[crusthatecean]

We're probably all going to die. Permanently.

[miraculls]

[He hadn't meant to listen in on the phone call, but Karkat's tone and then his name had caught his attention. None of what he's saying makes sense though; Gamzee doesn't feel any different from normal and he certainly doesn't feel dangerous. He tries to remember everything he's done today - there's the usual blanks here and there where he spaced out, but nothing long enough to account for warning everyone to stay away from him.]

...bro? What's going on?

[crusthatecean]

[He hears Gamzee approaching behind him, turns around, and his eyes widen.]

...Bye.

[He hangs up the phone.]

[miraculls]

[He frowns as he approaches, worried about that look on Karkat's face.]

Is shit going down again? With the town?

[crusthatecean]

Did you kill her? Is that blood hers?

action;

[coolbowtie]

Karkat.

[The Doctor leans against the entryway, keeping a distance.]

What's happened?

[crusthatecean]

[He looks up, his expression fearful and sick.]

We don't have much longer. How many people can you fit in that spaceship you have? I need you to get my friends out of here.

We're only thirteen; you can leave me and Gamzee, and I think Jade is dead.

[coolbowtie]

I could fit everyone in town in, if I had to.

[He steps forward, gently and slowly.]

Jade's not dead.

[crusthatecean]

I think she is.

I didn't tell you about this because I didn't want you to hurt him. I thought I could handle him myself.

[frogst]

[ Having heard his phone call, she approaches carefully. ]

Karkat? Are you okay?

[crusthatecean]

Jade!

[Pulling her into a tight embrace.]

Oh god, Jade, you're still alive.

[frogst]

Karkat... [ She's bewildered, slow to return his embrace. ] Of course I'm still alive, what happened?

[crusthatecean]

Gamzee...there was blood everywhere, I thought it was you.

But now I don't know who he killed. I was supposed to make sure this didn't happen.